Embla nyheter v 16 no 1 feb 2003

EMBLA NYHETER EMBLA LODGE NO. 2 DAUGHTERSOFNORWAY VOL. 16, NO. 1

FEBRUARY 2003 Editor -

EMBLA CALENDAR March 6th- 7 pm - Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Past Presidents Norwegian Bake Sale. Program: Let's Talk: Let's Talk Membership; Let's Talk Programs!

Membership Input Wanted at Next Meeting.

Why did you join Daughters of Norway? Why do you keep coming? These and other such questions about membership and meetings will be the topic of brainstorming from aur Embla #2 members at aur next meeting, Thursday night, March Sth. Our Ester Moe #39 -Anna Kolbjørnsdatter #36 Sister, Jean Clark Kaldahl, appointed as Grand Lodge Membership Co-Chr for the WA, OR and MT lodges, will lead this lively discussion and record aur input to share with other lodges. It js her ~ntent to visit all 13 groups in this territory. She has compjeted two so far. We are the third to in vite her here. ' Jean is a recent resident to Washington and lives in Port Townsend. She comes with a zeal for listening and gleaning ideas and opinions of aur group.

As a reward "Katrina" will come along and tell a short story, toa. It will be the ane, Ladies Aid and Lutefisk.

Jean Clark Kaldahl You won't want to miss this dual opportunity. See you then.

March 12th, 7 pm SCC, room 208 - Norwegian Heritage Committee.

March 22nd- Saturday - 10 am coffee. Baard meeting at Carol Kemp's home.

April 3rd - Thursday - 7 pm - Regular meeting at Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

April 16th - 7 pm SCC, room 214 -Norwegian Heritage Committee.

Marie Hayden

NORWEGIAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL The 28th Norwegian Heritage Festival will be held April 26, 2003 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at Pacific Lutheran University in the Knutson Room and Scandinavian Cultural Center. The Regency Room is apen for children's crafts led by Julie Hebert.

Embla #2, Daughters of Norway, are the chair persons this year. They have wonderful support from the Scandinavian Cultural Center, Nordlandslaget, Western Rosemalers and the Sans of Norway, Norden #2.

There will be many craft tables. The entertainment is always exciting to see and hear. Janet Ruud and Guttorm Gregerson will be the MC's.

Raffle drawings will be held throughout the day.

Be sure to buy your tickets at $1 each or a yard of tickets for $5 .

Delicious food will be served. Mouth watering pea saup, thick Rømmegrøt, open-faced sandwiches, Norwegian hot dags, and lefse. There will also be a couple of bake sales.

Renew your "Heritage" with family and friends.

Carol Kemp, Embla's new president for 2003

Marshall Emilie Pedersen, Embla Past President; and Escort Team Captain, Janet Ruud, Grand Lodge Past President conducted the ceremony. The Escort Team consisted of Janet Ruud, Karin Moye, Carol Voigt and Verle Congdon. Annette DePudyt sang "Kan du glemme gamle Norge?" bringing tears to many an eye. Our own Leikarring danced beautifully and joyfully.

Elda Sulerud and Iona Dhaese were the accompanists for the evening's program.

red, white and blue. The food table exhibited two dolls dressed in the national costumes of the outgoing president (Harriet Swieso Hardanger) and the incoming president (Carol Kemp - Gol in Hallingdal). The traditional goodies provided by the Past Presidents' Club were delectable beyond compare ! The entire evening made my heart sing.

Outgoing president, Harriet Swieso and incoming president, Carol Kemp

Greetings to my sisters in Embla. I am so pleased to serve Daughters of Norway as your new president. Thank you for this opportunity. One of my goals for the year 2003, among others 1'11 share with you in future issues, is to try to establish more effective uses of time without our business and boaid meetings. You can heip me do this by being mindful of making motions before discussions b~­ come too lengthy. It is be-st to have a motion and second before discil-S_. sion gets underway. Also, call for the vote on the motion when you think "enough has been said." I will do my best, but I need your help, too. If we all work together, we can keep the progression of the business part of our meetings m~)Ving quickly forward. As part of this process, there will likely be more responsibility given to committees and their role in achieving our goals. Please volunteer and/or say ''Yes" when asked to be on a committee. We're all in this together and sharing in these ways is cozy and sisterly.

EMBLA's installation of new officers on January 16 was an elegant and dignified event. Installing Officer Olive Rudsdil, Grand Lodge Past President; Installing

President to be, Carol Kemp and Installing Marshall , Emilie Pedersen.

There were many guests in attendance, including family and friends of the new officers, President of the Tacoma Sons of Norway Lodge, Tom Heavey; Director of the Scandinavian Cultural Center, Susan Young and her husband, Ben; and several sisters from other Daughters of Norway Lodges. Also in attendance was the Secretary of the Grand Lodge, our own, Dena Iverson. The Past Presidents' Club, Tacoma Sons of Norway Lodge and the president's husband, Richard Kemp, presented flowers to the new president of Em bla.

Everything was so lovely.

Esther's dolls in bunader festively decorated the tables with Florence's flowers and finery in 2

Heartfelt THANKS to the outgoing and retiring officers who have served u well and CONGRATULATIONS to all the new officers as they assume their du ties.

May Peace and Harmony prevail within our lodge! God Bless Carol

COOKING CLASSES Scandinavian Cultural Center March 19th - Wednesday March 26th - Wednesday March 29th - Saturday July Willison - 253-839-8962

BEGINNING NORWEGIAN Janet Ruud 6:15 pm before each regular meeting at Bethlehem Lutheran

GIG HARBOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Tuesday - Saturday - 2-4 pm Scandinavian Immigrant Exhibit

EMBLA LODGE NO. 2 Daughters of Norway 2003 Officers Back row I to r: Marshall Katie Anderson, Outer Greeter Grace Bredeson, Inner Greeter Marilyn Carlson, Head Trustee Karen Beil, Treasurer Christine En<>strom Assistant Marshall Janet Ruud, Financial Secretary Kari Stackpole, 0 ' and Musician Elda Sulerud. Front row: 2nd Year Trustee Annette Dennis DePudyt, Secretary Lisa Ottoson, Vice President Delphine Johnson, President Carol Kemp, Judge Harriet Swieso and Cultural Director Janice Kelly.

3rd Year Trustee not shown.

NORWEGIAN COOKING author, Solfrid Rørlien Saue Baketradisjonar og bakedag (baking traditions and baking day) There is a rich baking tFadiiion down by the fjord and I expect no objections to my beginning this section on Hardanger with krotakaker and flatbread. When the hired baking ladies aqived at your farm, they were to bake enough for at least six months. It was hard work, but these get-togethers were very much looked forward to, not least by the children on the farm.

The Society of Rural Women of Kinsarvik has carried on this social tradition in the form of a public baking day. They seil krotakaker, potetkaker and other homemade breads to raise funds for a new village hall. Sweet morello cherries and other berries are also sold, if ripe.

In 1984, they wanted to try something new at their annual ar-

rangement. They would make an attempt at getting into The Guinness Book of RecorĂĽs by staging a krotakaker baking marathon that was to last several days and nights. A local newspaper, The Hardanger, gave their support and on June l 8th thirty-four baking ladies got started. The enthusiasm was enormous, and authentic experience was no requirement. If you were related toa member, no matter how distantly, you could join in.

The youngest on the baking team was 8 and the oldest 89 years old.

3000 krotakaker was the final result, and throughout the hours of baking, dough was continuously kneaded, rolled out and put in the oven. A number of radio reporters and journalists from other newspapers turned up, and very soon orders for krotakaker were pouring

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Everything went according to plan, with four-five hour shifts of three-four persons at a time. Of course, inspectors observed the 3

whole affair, and the krotakake baking of 1984 was entered in the record book!

Flatbread and krotakaker were bak.ed both in the spring and in the fall, krotakaker on Thursdays and flatbread on Fridays. It was always very important to have some bread or cake in the house.

When krotakaker were bak.ed, there were usually three or more baking ladies in the baking house.

One would knead and roll, another decorate (krota), while the third bak.ed. A good result was dependent on all three. krotakaker were bak.ed in a special brick oven. An iron plate, about three feet long and one and a half feet wide, was fixed to a frame in an oval opening in the middle of the oven. Alder wood in pieces of two feet were neatly stacked on either side. Three vents on top let the smoke out. A special wooden spade was used to place the cakes into the oven. krotakaker were everyday food. They were broken into four pieces and soaked with butter and prim, or other good things.

Today few people know the old methods of baking, but krotakaker can easily be bak.ed on an electric griddle plate. Try it! You'll find an excellent recipe under Brakanes Ho tel.

Thank you, Florence Buck, for sharing this delightful article from a special cookbook at our last meetmg.

EMBLA MEMORIAL to our Embla Sister, Doris Polkey, joined May 7, 1998, and died February 14, 2003.

Doris was in Christian Education and camp ministry at First Presbyterian for over 30 years. She loved Embla and spent hours making the Norwegian flags we seil at the craft table . We will miss her loving spirit.

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Mem exp Dec 2003 Lisa Marie Ottoson 20904 79th Ave E Spanaway WA 98387-5325

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